Oral History
Title:
Interview with Peters, John
Closed Until:
1 Jan 2050
Abstract:
INT782
Topics:
- education, professional career
- enlargement of the Community: United Kingdom: 1973
- EC Commission: European Commissioner: 1958-1967
- common transport policy: 1963-1967
- common transport policy: interest group: 1963-1967
- Community industrial policy: steel: 1969-1973
- EC Commission: Merger Treaty: seat of Community institution: 1965
- Community law: Legal Service: 1958-1967
- common commercial policy: EFTA: steel: 1972-1973
Cited Persons: Barre, Raymond; Braun, Fernand
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Description Level:
Interview
Recording Date:
2004
Title:
Interview with Romus, Paul
Closed Until:
1 Jan 2050
Abstract:
INT783
Topics:
- education, professional career
- Community regional policy: 1958-1969
- Community regional policy: ERDF: 1972-1975
- Community regional policy: State aid: EC competition policy: 1958-1979
- Community regional policy: DG: ECSC: industrial conversion: 1967
- Community industrial policy / Community regional policy: industrial conversion: 1958-1967
- Community regional policy: ERDF: enlargement of the Community: United Kingdom: 1968-1973
- Community regional policy: cross-border
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Description Level:
Interview
Recording Date:
2004
Abstract:
INT784
Topics:
- international space exploration: Switzerland: mass spectrometry / meteorites: 1955-1970
- ESRO: ESRO setting up / European launcher
- ESRO: GEOS satellite: mass spectrometry: Switzerland: aerospace industry
- international space exploration: Switzerland: Apollo missions: NASA
- space policy: Switzerland: administrative organisation / national research budget / university: Apollo missions / Giotto mission / ISEE satellite: 1960-1985
- ESA: ESA Science Programme / ESA setting u
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Description Level:
Interview
Recording Date:
2008
Title:
Interview with Gibson, Roy
Abstract:
INT785
Topics:
- education, professional career
- education, professional career: Far East / UK Atomic Energy Authority: 1946-1967
- ESRO: ESTEC: United Kingdom: ESTEC site / ESTEC staff
- ESRO: ESRIN: Italy
- ESRO: Esrange Space Centre: applications satellites / sounding rockets
- ESA: ESA director general: ELDO-ESRO merging / ESA personnel administration / ESA setting up: 1974-1980
- ELDO: ELDO secretary general: 1964-1971
- ESRO: ESRO scientific cooperation: United States of America
- ESA:
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Description Level:
Interview
Recording Date:
2007
Title:
Interview with Golay, Marcel
Abstract:
INT786
Topics:
- space policy: Switzerland: COSPAR: armed forces / CERN / central government / industrial enterprise / political party / university: 1960
- ESRO: COPERS: Large Astronomical Satellite / sounding balloons
- ESRO: scientist: astronomy / physical sciences
- space research: Switzerland: astronomy / physical sciences: sounding balloons / telescopes
- space research: Switzerland: European Southern Observatory: CERN / ESA / NASA
- space policy: Switzerland: administrative organisation
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Description Level:
Interview
Recording Date:
2008
Abstract:
INT787
Topics:
- space policy: United Kingdom: British National Space Centre / Concorde airplane / European Space Conference / HOTOL spaceplane: 1972-1974
Cited Persons: Pattie, Geoffrey; Steele, John
Description Level:
Interview
Recording Date:
2007
Abstract:
INT788
Topics:
- education, professional career: United Kingdom: university: physical sciences / X-ray astronomy: 1957-1975
- international space exploration: X-ray astronomy: United Kingdom: Ariel satellite / ESRO satellite / Skylark launcher: 1962- 1979
- ESRO: COS satellite / TD satellite: X-ray astronomy
- ESA: Exosat / HELOS satellite: Horizon 2000 programme: 1983-1984
- space policy: United Kingdom: administrative organisation: 1985-2007
- space policy: United Kingdom: launcher
- space
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Description Level:
Interview
Recording Date:
2007
Abstract:
INT789
Topics:
- education, professional career
- international space exploration: manned space missions
- space exploitation: aerospace industry: Switzerland: space technology: 1960-1980
- ESA: aerospace industry / ESA Council: Switzerland: payload fairings: 1976-1980
- space exploitation: aerospace industry: Switzerland / United States of America: payload fairings: Arianespace / ESA / trade secret
- ESA: aerospace industry: Switzerland: project management: 1976-1980
- space exploitation: ae
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Description Level:
Interview
Recording Date:
2008
Abstract:
INT790
Topics:
- ESA: International Space Station
- education, professional career: French military launching sites in Algeria / UV spectrum of the sun: NASA / US Air Force: East-West relations / technoscientific cooperation: 1960-1968
- space policy: France: United States of America / USSR: European scientific and technological independance / technoscientific cooperation: 1946-1975
- international space exploration: Federal Republic of Germany / United States of America: ELDO / Helios solar
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Description Level:
Interview
Recording Date:
2005
Abstract:
INT791
Topics:
- education, professional career: physical sciences
- education, professional career: Atomic Energy Research Establishment Harwell / Rutherford Laboratory: 1958-1968
- domestic policy: United Kingdom: Cabinet Office / research policy: cargo / Concorde airplane / environment / Rothschild Report: 1967-1972
- space research: United Kingdom: Science Research Council: astronomy / sounding rockets: 1972
- space policy: United Kingdom: European space cooperation / NASA: CERN / ELDO /
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Description Level:
Interview
Recording Date:
2008
Abstract:
INT792
Topics:
- education, professional career
- space policy: Sweden: Swedish Space Corporation: Esrange Space Centre: 1972
- space policy: Sweden: aerospace industry / central government / Swedish Space Corporation: Tele-X satellite / Viking satellite: 1972-1985
- space policy: Sweden: Kiruna station / Swedish Space Corporation: earth observation: 1977
- ESA: ESA functioning / Sweden: 1985-2000
- ESA: ESA Convention: Sweden: 1972
Description Level:
Interview
Recording Date:
2006 to 2006
Abstract:
INT793
Topics:
- education, professional career
- Guiana Space Centre: Ensemble de Lancement Europa: ELDO staff
- education, professional career: Switzerland: aerospace industry: 1956-1962
- ELDO: ELDO setting up / industrial contractors / United Kingdom
- ELDO: Europa 1 launcher: Officer-In-Technical-Command
- ELDO: Europa 2 launcher: Ensemble de Lancement Europa
- ELDO: HM-4 engine / SEP Vernon
- Guiana Space Centre: Ensemble de Lancement Europa: ELDO crisis / ELDO liquidation: 1971-1973
-
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Description Level:
Interview
Recording Date:
2003
Abstract:
INT794
Topics:
- space policy: Belgium: aerospace industry / research policy: Belgian communities / industrial return / technical infrastructure / technoscientific cooperation: 1960-1990
- space research: Belgium: Centre national de recherche de l'espace / Institut d'aéronomie spatiale: CNES / ESRO / mass spectrometry / photomultipliers / research policy / sounding balloons / sounding rockets: 1960-1975
- space research: Belgium: Institut d'aéronomie spatiale: Skua launcher / Spain: 1971-1975
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Description Level:
Interview
Recording Date:
2002
Abstract:
INT795
Topics:
- ELDO/ESRO: ELDO setting up / ESRO setting up
- space policy: Belgium: administrative organisation / research policy: European scientific and technological independance / telecommunications satellites: 1960-1968
- space policy: Belgium: administrative organisation / research policy: Conseil national de la politique scientifique: 1968-2000
- ESA: Belgium: ESA Council / Hermes shuttle / USSR
- ESA: Belgium: aerospace industry / industrial return: Belgian communities
- space poli
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Description Level:
Interview
Recording Date:
2002
Abstract:
During the interview the witness discussed the following topics: federalism, European Parliament, Romano Prodi, European Commission, Giorgio Napolitano, Treaty of Nice, David Cameron, Berlin Declaration, Crocodile Club, lobbying, climate change, United States, defense policy, immigration policy, economic policy, Treaty of Lisbon.
INT796
Description Level:
Interview
Recording Date:
2017 to 2017
Abstract:
During the interview the witness discussed the following topics: origins and education, Raymond Barre, John Maynard Keynes, Joseph A. Schumpeter, Direction du Trésor, Paris Club, Southern American and Eastern European sovereign debt crises, Banque de France, European Monetary System (crisis of 1992 and 1993), European Central Bank, Werner Report, Delors Report, creation of the Euro, Treaty of Maastricht.
INT797
Description Level:
Interview
Recording Date:
2018 to 2018
Abstract:
During the interview, the witness discussed the following topics: Family and educational background, Early interest in European integration, Foundation of AUROP (Portuguese Association for European Studies), Politics in Portugal during the 1980s, The challenge of the Single European Act and the Maastricht Treaty, Premiership in Portugal (2002-2004), Appointment to the European Commission, Formation of the College of Commissioners, Atmosphere in the Commission, Connection with home country, Leade
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Description Level:
Interview
Recording Date:
2018 to 2018
Abstract:
During the interview the witness discussed the following topics: Transition to democracy in Spain, early political career, entry of Spain into European Union, tax harmonization, European integration, European Parliament, relationship between the European Parliament and other European institutions, EU enlargement, EU response to financial crisis.
INT799
Description Level:
Interview
Recording Date:
2018 to 2018
Description Level:
Interview
Recording Date:
2018
Description Level:
Interview
Recording Date:
2018
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